I never considered Isaiah Thomas to be a Mental Giant. Considering he is an above average Basketball Player, one that had excelled far above the average ball player through out high school, college and was blessed to make it to the NBA. His awards and achievements within the realm of basketball are to be commended. Yet he is no Mental Giant.He becomes one of very few coaches in the NBA. For what its worth, coaching for the NBA is a great accomplishment. Yet he is still no Mental Giant.
I love the Knicks. Hell or High Water, I am a Die-Hard Knick fan. Living and working in other cities with championship teams such as the Pacers, the Heat, the Lakers, the Spurs, the Nets, the Bulls, I still wore my Orange and Blue proudly and supported my team. Even when they held the worst stats in the league year after year (under Isaiah) I still wore my time with pride. Isaiah Thomas being the coach (which I did have issue with from the start) I kept my Fan jersey pressed and displayed it in my closet ready for a new season knowing that "he is no Mental Giant".
Say what you want about the man, he has the credentials needed to do the job but was/is he the best for the Knicks? I say no.
Now when it comes to sexual harassment, I take it very seriously. On both sides of the fight; once accused myself and then placed in a position to be investigated, I know that it can be a matter of "he say, she say" and "show me the money/evidence", the cases can be long and emotionally draining. In the case of Ms. Browne Sanders vs the Knicks I tried to keep a level head and open mind on the matter as well as an objective position. Often information gets leaked (on purpose) to sway public opinion and "YES" a few times I felt myself getting caught up in the wave but this time I was hit hard, Tsunami-style. When the media released Isaiah Thomas' opinion about women-- Black Woman in particular, Black women being called a BITCH, his response was the following:
Rule No. 1:
It is unacceptable for a white man to call a black woman "bitch."
Rule No. 2:
It is acceptable for a man to call a black woman "bitch" - if the man is also black.
DUDE !! What Planet Are You From?
He stated this on camera, as his testimony under a law suite for sexual harassment and at a public press conference.
Ms. Anucha Browne Sanders accused not only the Knicks Management including Isaiah Thomas and Chairman James Dolan of doing this to her but some of the players including Knicks star player, Stephon Marbury.
With Isaiah Thomas' philosophy of calling women Bitches ring loudly of the chimes of Don Imus' Nappy-Headed Ho's statement, Whites not able to use the N_Word but Black People Can and Only White People can be Racist, Black People don't have the Power to be Racist.
I am not shocked that Isaiah Thomas stated this, after all he is No Mental Giant. What is very enlightening about what he said is that I can officially put him in my category of Black write-offs which include people like O.J. Simpson, Flava Flav, Amarosa, Ice-T, J.C. Watts, Snoop Dog, Alan Keyes, Wendy Williams, Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown, Armstrong Williams, Michael Vicks, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sr. and Oprah (I know I'm gonna get it from the Oprahites but I stand behind my list).
